Visit Stockport - A Guide to Stockport’s Attractions

Industrial Stockport is one of the north’s archetypal textile towns – a place to discover the transformational effect of cotton and silk

About Stockport

Just ten miles from Manchester, Stockport's got its sights firmly fixed on the future, navigating a path away from industry and breathing new life into its disused Victorian factories.

Visit Stockport by Train

Travellers on the Manchester spur of the West Coast Main Line will find it easy to get here on
Virgin Trains
with up to three services an hour to London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly.
Northern Rail
offers plentiful services to Manchester, Preston, Crewe and beyond. East Midlands Trains will take you to Liverpool Lime Street and Norwich, while
Arriva Trains Wales
travel via Stockport between Manchester and Milford Havern/Carmarthen. To get to and from Cleethorpes, you’ll need
TransPennine
, while
CrossCountry
serve Manchester Piccadilly, Bristol Temple Meads and Bournemouth.

Attractions in Stockport

Take your hat off to Stockport and discover its rich hatmaking traditions at Hatworks at Wellington Mill. Or go underground to experience wartime life in Stockport Air Raid Shelters... and, when you’re safely back above ground, you’ll need a breath of fresh air in one of the town’s 12 local nature reserves.

Rail and Train Attractions in Stockport

Well-connected Stockport is a fine place to observe the movements of services for destinations across the north west. However, if you get down to street level, you won’t be able to miss the 27 arch viaduct that dominates the line at Stockport. Built in 1840 from some 11 million bricks, it’s still a marvellous structure to stand back and admire.